Hitachi Works
Powering the Energy Needs of Tomorrow
Hitachi Works was founded in 1930 as an electrical equipment repair and manufacturing facility. After nearly a century of developing sophisticated technologies, precision manufacturing and cutting-edge facilities, it has remained a microcosm of industrial pioneering and continues to push the envelope with societal enrichment as its primary objective.
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Area
434,000 square meters
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International Certifications
ISO 9001 Quality Management System
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
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Main Products
Steam Turbines

Thermal Power Steam Turbine

Nuclear Power Steam Turbine
Hydro Pump-Turbine

Hydro Pump-Turbine(commissioned product by Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro corporation)
Gas Turbines

H-25 Gas Turbine

H-100 Gas Turbine
Generators
Thermal Power Turbine Generator
History
1910 | Started machine manufacturing and repair business as an ancillary business of Hitachi Mine, Kuhara Mining Co., Ltd. |
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1912 | Started product sales as Hitachi Seisakusho Kuhara Mining Co., Ltd. |
1918 | 1,000kVA Steam Turbine Generator completed. |
1920 | Incorporated as Hitachi, Ltd. with ¥10 million paid-in capital. |
1930 | Kaigan Factory established. |
1933 | 2.8MW Land Steam Turbine completed. |
1945 | Kaigan Factory destroyed. |
1956 | The Electrical Machinery Repair Shop was named the Initial Workshop and restored in the Kaigan Factory. |
1972 | The first Nuclear Turbine (138.6MW) completed. |
1988 | The first H-25 Type Gas Turbine (25MW class) completed. |
1993 | Gas Turbine Research & Development Center built. |
1997 | 70MW Class Superconducting Generator completed. |
2010 | Celebrated its 100th year in business. |
2011 | Kaigan Factory damaged during Great East Japan Earthquake. (Declaration of full restoration made after two weeks.) |
2014 | Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., a joint venture company formed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi, integrating thermal power generation systems and other related businesses, established. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems' Hitachi Works was formed as a result. |
2016 | Hitachi Works Main Building Opened. |
2020 | Established Mitsubishi Power, Ltd. Mitsubishi Power's Hitachi Works was formed as a result. |
Address
Address | 1-1, Saiwai-cho 3-chome, Hitachi City, Ibaraki, 317-8585, Japan |
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Phone | +81-294-20-8000 |
Directions | Take the JR Joban Line to Hitachi Station. About 10 minutes' walk from Hitachi Station. |